Project Director

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information
Based in Germantown, MD. This position is within the Fisher BioServices business unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Discover Impactful Work:

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. as a Project Director within our Fisher BioServices business unit, leading all NCI CAR government contract aspects at the National Cancer Institute Chemotherapeutic Agents Repository. This outstanding opportunity allows you to coordinate contract operations, ensuring budgetary goals, regulatory compliance, and detailed execution of project plans. You'll role-model leadership, coordinate activities across various operational functions, and participate in world-class scientific advancements!

Work Schedule:

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM hours, additional hours as required.

A Day in the Life:

• Manage contract operations; provide direction and leadership to contract staff.
• Ensure operational objectives are met and monthly and annual reports meet corporate and government requirements
• Serve as the primary technical contact for the contract, maintaining customer happiness and developing and meeting budgetary goals, both operating and capital budgets.
• Supervise and approve expenses, ensuring accurate expense reporting.
• Develop organization and management of all personnel issues, including performance management and employee development.
• Responsible for maintaining facility and managing after-hours on-call activities
• Review and approve all Controlled Documents supporting contract operations.
• Develop and refine procedures and build detailed SOPs/SWIs.
• Align project Quality Plan with BioServices Quality System.
• Ensure regulatory compliance in all activities and stay current with applicable regulations.
• Regularly meets with the Government Project Officer on contract operations.
• Develop and present site-specific occupational safety and health training.

Keys to Success:
Education

• Bachelor of Science degree required. Preferably in Pharmacy. Advanced degree in Pharmacy highly preferred.

Experience

• 3-5 years of laboratory or repository experience required.
• 5-7 years of management/supervisory experience required.
• 2-3 years of Project Management and supervisory experience required.
• Experience in coordinating Government contracts, including budget management required.

Certificates and/or Licenses

• IATA Dangerous Goods Training preferred.
• RCRA training highly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze scientific literature/data, safe handling of biohazardous materials, and familiarity with OSHA requirements.
• Understanding of chemistry/repository operations and regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Preferred experience with database record maintenance.

Work Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Work in a cold environment, exposure to dry ice, hazardous, and infectious agents.
• Use personal protective equipment and adhere to safety protocols.
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Use a computer for up to 6 hours per day.
• Work in a laboratory and warehouse/repository environment.
• Exposure to laboratory and chemical storage areas with possible strong odor.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $130,000.00-$194,900.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards